Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-11-25
Proof Positive That the Accused
Was Among Rev. HaddOck's
Murderers.
John ArensdOrf Placed in an Embar-
RAISING Position by Mrs. Jo-
sephson's Testimony.
Being Delayed on Her Rounds as a
Milk Peddler, She Witnessed
the Tragedy.
" Bismarck Corroborated

Sioux CITY, Nov. 21.-The seventh day
of the Arensdorf trial is progressing with
: large attendance. The first witness called
was Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Grady, also alderman. He was in Junk's
saloon shortly before the murder. He saw
ArensdOrf, Leavitt and other defendants
there. This saloon was about one and one
half blocks east of the Columbia house
: corner, the place of the murder. John
Robinson, ex-superintendant of water
works, man of unimpeachable veracity,
who was not witness at the former trials,
swore that he was in Junk's. He saw the
crowd in there and went out moment
after they did. When he stepped upon the
walk, the crowd, among whom he rec
ognized Arensdorf, was about twenty feet
to the west, going toward the Columbia
house corner. Robinson went east to
Douglass street and then turned north.
When across the street he glanced west
and saw the crowd still going westward
and no one going east. Robinson told his
story very reluctantly. This is
DIRECT CONTRADICTION OF THE ALIBI.
Arensdorf acknowledges that he was at
Junks' at the time designated, about fifteen
minutes before the murder, but claims to
have separated from the crowd at the
saloon door and gone east. "Bismarck"
was the next witness. He is telling his
story with the same minute detail as be-
fore, varying in no particular. His appear
ance is much better than when last on the
stand. The simplicity of his language and
acts are alone equalled by his wonderful
memory. The defense will seek to show
that he was too drunk that night to know
what he was doing. He charges the shoot
ing to Arensdorf and describes the scene
in very impressive manner. His cross
examination consumed the day. The new
witnesses to be called are Mr.. and Mrs.
JosephesOn, who claim to have been eye
witnesses to the TRACED. They will appear
for the state. -s:,.
q. DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
SIOUX CITY, la, Nov. 22.-The court room
was crowded to its fullest capacity this
morning. The special attraction was the
testimony of Mrs. Josephson, who claims
to have been an eye witness of the Had
dock homicide. She is an ignorant Russian
woman. She and her husband are engaged
in delivering milk about the city. The
night of the murder they, according to
witness, were delayed in making their
rounds. About O'Clock, when near the
scene of the murder, they espied Bis
marck," who it seems had been injuring
them, and Mrs. Josephson determined to
watch his movements and hid herself near
the corner of Fourth and Water streets for
this purpose. Witness then went on and
substantially described the incidents lead
ing to the murder the same as have Leavitt
and Bismarck and
CHARGES THE SHOOTING TO JOHN ARENs-
DORF,
with whom she was well acquainted by
reason of having often obtained malt for
her cows at the Franz brewery. She was
subject to severe cross-examinatiOn by
!, w. w. Irwin, but held we'll to the thread Of
her story. It is said that the defense have
a witness who will impeach her evidence.
The case is being fought much more de-
terminedly on either side than at the first
trial.
A SLIM DEFENSE.
SIOUX CITY, Nov. 2S-The defense be-
gan taking evidence in the Arensdorf mur-
der case this morning. the state having
rested with very strong case last even
, ing. Swan Anderson was called. He said
he was nearly two blocks west when the
shot was fired. He waited five minutes to
see who would come across the bridge.
He saw no cross, but saw men run away
from the Columbia house corner. He did
not see the crowd gather there, though it
did Immediately. The worth Of this testi-
/, mony can be guessed. Ben Keith, Chi
cago bar tender, swore that Leavitt had
seduced his wife; that in May, 1885, he be-
came acquainted with sLeavitt in Mount
Clemens, Mich, at which time Leavitt told
him chat gospel shark named Haddock
was trying to close the saloons here and
that II he interfered with his (Leayitts) J
business the minister would be put where
the dogs could not reach him. The force
OF this evidence will appear when 1t